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"The extent of this darkness was extraordinary. It was observed as far east as
Falmouth. To the westward it reached to the farthest part of Connecticut, and to
Albany. To the southward, it was observed along the seacoasts; and to the north as
far as the American settlements extend."--William Gordon, History of the Rise,
Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the U.S.A., vol. 3, p. 57. The
intense darkness of the day was succeeded, an hour or two before evening, by a
partially clear sky, and the sun appeared, though it was still obscured by the black,
heavy mist. "After sundown, the clouds came again overhead, and it grew dark very
fast." "Nor was the darkness of the night less uncommon and terrifying than that of
the day; notwithstanding there was almost a full moon, no object was discernible but
by the help of some artificial light, which, when seen from the neighboring houses and
other places at a distance, appeared through a kind of Egyptian darkness which
seemed almost impervious to the rays."--Isaiah Thomas, Massachusetts Spy; or,
American Oracle of Liberty, vol. 10, No. 472 (May 25, 1780).
Said an eyewitness of the scene: "I could not help conceiving at the time, that if
every luminous body in the universe had been shrouded in impenetrable shades, or
struck out of existence, the darkness could not have been more complete."--Letter by
Dr. Samuel Tenney, of Exeter, New Hampshire, December, 1785 (in Massachusetts
Historical Society Collections, 1792, 1st series, vol. 1, p. 97). Though at nine o'clock
that night the moon rose to the full, "it had not the least effect to dispel the deathlike
shadows." After midnight the darkness disappeared, and the moon, when first visible,
had the appearance of blood.
May 19, 1780, stands in history as "The Dark Day." Since the time of Moses no
period of darkness of equal density, extent, and duration, has ever been recorded. The
description of this event, as given by eyewitnesses, is but an echo of the words of the
Lord, recorded by the prophet Joel, twenty-five hundred years previous to their
fulfillment: "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before
the great and terrible day of the Lord come." Joel 2:31. Christ had bidden His people
watch for the signs of His advent and rejoice as they should behold the tokens of their
coming King. "When these things begin to come to pass," He said, "then look up, and
lift